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Poison Sky Cloud Factory
Poison Sky Cloud Factory
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Challenge: Industrial (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM
Location: Richmond, Va
Date: Nov 29, 2005
Aperture: F/5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 15
Galleries: Cityscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Nov 29, 2005

 after reading ed's comments in this thread, i decided to go out and point my camera at something ;-)

i had wanted to enter the challenge, but haven't had much time. anyways, at 9:30pm, i decided to head out into the rain, drive downtown, look for something that had an 'industrial feel' to it, point my camera, and see what happened. this is what happened. now, i'll turn off my scores and wait a week to see what happens on the other side.

the title is a combination of aznym's poison sky and ed's cloud factory titles. the image is somewhat inspired by those two shots, as well.

couldn't do anything about the rain drops on the lens, we'll see if that matters.

also, the image is horribly soft on the focus. couldn't do much about that other than sharpen it up after adjusting levels and curves.

Statistics
Place: 131 out of 223
Avg (all users): 5.2633
Avg (commenters): 6.1667
Avg (participants): 5.2198
Avg (non-participants): 5.2842
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Votes: 281
Comments: 16
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 12/10/2005 08:32:01 PM
very striking and strong image Skip - deserved better!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/07/2005 01:42:22 PM
hey skip! :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X-T5
Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2 R WR
 12/07/2005 09:47:53 AM
Really enjoyed this one (not because of the title :))
Nice work skip.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D50
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 12/06/2005 10:19:29 PM
Nice use of noise and a different POV.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 12/05/2005 09:07:53 PM
Great perspective and very good B&W tones. Nice photo!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/04/2005 12:09:30 PM
I would have used a smaller border
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D50
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6
 12/03/2005 09:03:03 AM
Image is too grainy and the border is too big. I got overwhelmed by those two things and didn't even see what the picture was of until I went back and looked a few more times.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Minolta DiMAGE EX 1500 Zoom
 12/02/2005 10:01:50 AM
Lighting and grainy feel adds a nice surrealistic feel to this. Wish it was presented in a larger format. Overall very well done. Good camera positionaing by the way.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 12/02/2005 07:28:34 AM
well thought out picture but the heavy black border detracts from it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 12/01/2005 03:29:42 AM
no go zone, strong messageand a strong photo
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
 11/30/2005 08:59:51 PM
I think I had this nightmare - I like the noise too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 11/30/2005 04:56:05 PM
Great perspective shot and love the "grainy" feel.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
 11/30/2005 04:27:14 PM
Like the high grain with the black and white treatment. Interestingly minimal interms of detail. Nice perspective. Dislike the heavy border.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon
11/30/2005 04:01:43 PM
Interesting but I don't like the border being that thick.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic Lumix FZ45
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Canon
 11/30/2005 12:33:02 PM
Love the grainy misty look great atmosphere
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 11/30/2005 09:57:37 AM
very nice, frame makes it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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